2011 House Bill 4134 / 2012 Public Act 494

Grant property tax breaks to residential developers

Introduced in the House

Jan. 25, 2011

Introduced

To exempt land on which homes and apartments built "on spec" by residential real estate developers from school operations property tax until the property is occupied.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

Feb. 15, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 29, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Townsend (D-26)

To cap the tax break duration at one year.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Townsend (D-26)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4903, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4903 would pro-rate homestead property tax exemptions when a person buys a new home after May 1 (the current deadline for getting the exemption for the year).

The amendment failed by voice vote

March 1, 2012

Passed in the House 74 to 33 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 6, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Finance

Dec. 5, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Dec. 12, 2012

Substitute offered by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-30)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that limits the proposed tax breaks to three years and revises other details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 22 to 15 (details)

To exempt land on which homes and apartments built "on spec" by residential real estate developers from school operations property tax for three years or until the property is occupied, whichever happens first.

Received in the House

Dec. 12, 2012

Dec. 13, 2012

Passed in the House 93 to 16 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 27, 2012